26 Quotes by Julia Alvarez

It doesn’t make any sense. If the SIM are policemen, secret or not, shouldn’t we trust them instead of being afraid of them?

There is no end to what can be said about the world.

But the sensibility of the writer, whether fiction or poetry, comes from paying attention. I tell my students that writing doesn’t begin when you sit down to write. It’s a way of being in the world, and the essence of it is paying attention.

Reading and thoughtfulness and openness are the best way, I should think, to begin to address the richness that is in each of us.

I think it is important to know how to teach new material to help young people grow and learn.

When we read, even if the characters are tragic or sad or disturbing, these are our brothers and sisters in the human family.

Marjorie Agosin proves the power of the word to transport us to the center of her humane and human vision.

It’s always gratifying to hear from a passionate reader, and as a longtime educator, I’m especially pleased and heartened when that reader is a young student who is inspired to write me and let me know that my book has helped him or her find her way.